Winter Kill by Lesley Craig (6 results)

Condition: Fair. Winner of the Oregon Book Awards H.L. Davis Prize for Fiction Storm Riders examines the conflicted love of a single father struggling to raise his adopted Native American son, who was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. When a small girl mysteriously drowns near a student-housing complex, the boy is implicated and the father wrestles with his own doubt, guilt, and responsibility. Bringing to life the austere beauty of the Tlingit Alaskan village of the boy's family, as well as the highly educated pockets of the East Coast, Lesley vividly portrays a father and a son struggling to come to terms with each other and above all, with the truth. This novel, as The Chicago Tribune noted, is a powerful tale with a strong emotional core.…

Paperback. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Book Award From the two-time winner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award: a deeply moving and evocative novel of fathers and sons. Danny Kachiah is a Native American fighting not to become a casualty. His father, Red Shirt, is dead; his wife, Loxie, has left him, and his career as a rodeo cowboy is flagging. But when Loxie dies in a car wreck, leaving him with his son, Jack, whom he hardly knows, Danny uses the magnificent stories of Red Shirt to guide him toward true fatherhood. Together, Danny and Jack begin to make a life from the dreams of yesterday and the ruins of today's northwestern reservations.…

1st ed., NF/NF, owner's inscription, signed by author.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Fine in plain blue printed wrappers. Author's FIRST book. Honored with the Spur and the Medicine Pipe Bearers Award by the Western Writers of America.

Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. 1st printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First edition. INSCRIBED on front end-paper by Craig Lesley to fellow writer Ron Hansen. "For Ron- A wonderful writer and new friend. Many thanks for Bread Loaf survival lessons. All good Thoughts. Craig." Also SIGNED by Lesley & dated "August, 1984. Bread Loaf" on half-title page. Near fine in fine dust jacket. (Faint trace of foxing at edges. ) A terrific association copy. Craig Lesley's FIRST book which was awarded the Spur Award and the Medicine Pipe Bearers Award by the Western Writers of America. …